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E. A. .BuRRows Re. 18,025 RBFRIGERATING DISPLAY APPARATUS I OriginalFiled April 8, '1921 prises smooth, simulates the glass Reissued Apr. 7,1931 ass'riam a. m nnows,

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cruoaoo, ,ILLmoIs mmemrmo msrmr arraaa'rus on imu No. 1,514,118, datedminim: 4, 1e24, Serial no. 459,822, aiea a rii a; 192i.

' reissue fled November}, 1926. Serial No. 147,162.

This invention contemplates the construction of a table, counter, showcase or cabinet or other table-topped structure with, an ice top surfacetherefor to support food or other articles thereon, so that ,while .thearticles thus displayed on a body of ice are kept cool, as is necessary,for example, with fis h and oysters and other kinds of food, it is alsotrue, of course, that these or other articles are carried on a surfacewhich, if the iceis kept top of a counter or table or, show case uponwhich commodities of this kind are often dispensed or sold in stores andother places, it being under? stood, of course, that the ice thusprovided is keptfrom melting by a refrigerating fluid which iscirculated below the surface of the ice, thus ensuring the maintenanceof the ice in condition to serve the desired purpose.

To these and other useful ends, the invention consists in mattershereinafter set forth and claimed, and shown in the accompany ingdrawings in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of ashow' case orcounter for displaying'and dispensing food, embodying the principles ofthe invention. v I

Figure 2 is a verticaltransverse section on line '2-2 in Figure 1. i

As thus illustrated, the invention comsuitable character, and ends 3 ofany desired form. The pan or tray 4 sets down inthe to of the structure,and a drip pan 5 is pr'ovi ed immediately below. The coils 6 may beofany suitable. character, and. can be connected in operative relation toarefrig-i crating apparatus (not shown) of any suitable character.

around the coils if desired." Water is added to the sand and iceis-formed'to provide a smooth top surface 8 of smooth and slip ery icewhich, if

ter or show case, so far as appearances are concerned, and which willtake the place of the broken ice often used for purposes of this kind.The fish or other food articles can kept away a front wall 1 and a rearwall 2 of any Sand 7 can be .filled in v a serves this purpose 111KB,satisfactory manthe top be keptw level and c ear, will simulatethe-glass top of a table or counsisting of a plate or block of ice,

articles to be kept 0001 Application tor slide around on the topsurfaceof the ice, as

the would on a glass top ed counter or tab e, and are kept cool by t eopen refrigoration thus provided. The edges of the tra 4 form a guardsli ing off the ice surface. Of course, a cover (not shown) can beplaced over the food or other things, and the heat of the room from theice, if desired, In the drawings, the shelf 9 is similar to the icesupport described, and the chamber between the two can beutilized forstorage purposes in the ordinary manner. The sand, "when used, reducesthe amount of water or moisture necessar ,to structure, an the ice canbe scraped and smoothed and repaired from time to time to to keep-thearticles from produce the ice-toppedkeep it in good cond tion, and topreserve the resemblance which structure of any suitable, known orapproved character.-

it has to a glass topped the food or other articles from melting thesurface of the ice. other articles will tend to melt the surface to someextent, but the circulating coils 6, or any suitable means for thispurpose, will:

serve to retard or minimize this effect As explained, when the icesurface be mes rough or pitted, it can tlien be repairedby scraping orbyadding more water.

It will be seen, therefore, that the invention obviates the necessit forusing glass or other permanent materia for supporting the food or otherarticles to be dispensed or displayed to the public,'.for the baresurface ner.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A device for displayingperishablearticles comprising in display plate combination, a stand, asupported on the stand consurface of which is adaplted to 131 ort thsuring isp ay, an

Of course, the food or the upper 1 refrigerating means for preventingmelting of the'ice. a Y

2. A device for displaying perishable'articles comprising incombination, a stand, a

display plate sup orted on the stand consisting in a plate or lock ofice, the upper surface of whch is adapted to sup rt the articles to bekept cool during displify, a guard extending around the display plate torevent the articles. placed thereon from sli ing off, and refrigeratingmeans for preventing melting of the ice. I

3- A device for displaying perishable articles comprisin in combination,a stand, an open top ed iquid receptacle supported on the stan a plateof ice Within the receptacle with its u per surface below the edge ofthe receptac e so that-this edge acts as a guard to prevent the articleslaced on thesurface of the ice from sliding o and refrigerating meansfor preventing melting I. of the ice.

4. A display stand for perishable articles comprising an 0 en toppedrelatively shal low tank adapte to hold water, means for supporting thetank at a distance above the ground. or floor and a refrigerating coiladapted to freeze the water inthe tank and to maintain the same in afrozen condition, whereby the articles to be displayed. may .besupported and kgept cool by 'the ice thus formed.

5. A display stand for perishable articles comprising an o n to pedrelatively shallow tank adapte to ho marginal .flanges, means to supportthe tank at a distance above the ground or floor, and

a refrigerating coil adapted to freeze the water in the tank and tomaintain the same in frozen condition whereby articles to be displayedmay be supported and ke t cool r by the ice thus form the top sur ace ofthe stand thus com of ice surro'unde of the'tank. a

6. A device for displaying perishable articles comprising incombination, a stand having a closed chamber, the up r wall of the y themarginal flanges chamber including a .block 0 ice the up er surface ofwhich cqnstitut'es a display sur ace for rishable articles,

also to cool the closedchamber.

7. A device fordisplaying perishable articles comprising in combination,a stand having side and end walls, a top, and a portion' parallel to'the top and enclosing tother with the topand walls a closed c ami r,..'the top wall including a plate of ice adapted to supportarticles'to-be displayed, and means for maintaining the display surfaceof said ice plate iii a frozen condition and for'simultaneously coolingthe closed 'chamben, 8 8. display stand for-perishable art cles 1surface of the frigerating uid ina desired for the article, supplyingwater to d water and having and means for pre venting melting of theice, which means servesing perishable articles for comprising an opentopped relatively shallow tank adapted to hold water and h'avin widehorizontally disposed marginal,

means to support the tank at a distance above the ground or floor and arefrigerating coil.

be sup orted'v and kept cool' by the ice thus ormed, t 0 top tralsurface of ice surrounded bytheflat horizontal marginal flanges of thetank.

I 9,. A display stand for perishable articles comprising an open top edrelatively shallow tank adapted to ho d water, means to support the tankat a distance above the floor or ground, a refrigeratin coil adapted tofreeze the water in the tan to be displayed may be supported and keptcool by the ice thus formed, and means ex tending around the upper edgeof the tank and forming a protective rim therefor.

. J 10. The method of displaying food or other articles com rising thecirculation of a replanebelow the position the area over said means, sot at ice is formed with an exposed surface to provide a support for thefood or other articles to be displayed,

stand thus comprising a cenand to maintain the samem frozen conditionwhereby artlcles placing such articles on the surface of the ice, andmaintaining -said circulation suflis cientl to prevent melting 'of theice support thus formed. 1 I

11. An apparatus of the class specified having a refrigeratin mg an icstructure containing refrigeratin pipes a apted to freeze sa1 element anmalntam same 1n frozen condition.

a refrigerating element by combining san and water, freezin the elementfor use in displaying perishable artlcles, said element comprislatter,placing" articles to be displayed a ove said element and maintainingsaid element.

in said frozen condition.

18. An-apparatus of the class specifiedhaving an-icei e refrigeratingsupport for use port being composed in part of solid material and in artof frozen hquid, and means for maintaining said support .inrefrigerating condition.

'14. An. a

paratus of the A class specified having a re displaying perishablearticles, said sup

